DUAL-ANGLE ADJUSTMENT OF A SATELLITE-TRACKING ANTENNA WITH A SINGLE MOTOR - An apparatus includes an azimuth adjuster coupled between a motor and a directional antenna. Motor rotation causes the azimuth adjuster to rotate the antenna about an azimuthal axis. The motor rotation also causes an elevation adjuster to rotate, which causes a screw mechanism to modify an elevation angle by pivoting the antenna about an elevational axis. To aim the directional antenna, a body-direction vector of a movable body with the antenna attached thereto is determined. Based on an elevational relationship between the body-direction vector and a satellite-direction vector, the elevation adjuster modifies the elevation angle of the antenna by rotating the motor to achieve full-turn amounts to pivot the antenna. The azimuth adjuster modifies an azimuth angle of the antenna based on an azimuthal relationship between the body-direction vector and the satellite-direction vector by rotating the motor to achieve partial-turn amounts of the antenna.

2010-10-14

20100259459

Low-Frequency Tag with Separate Transmit and Receive Antennas - A low frequency inductive two-way radio transceiver tag is provided that has separate antennas for transmitting and receiving signals within a reading volume. Thus, the tag of the invention includes both a transmit antenna and a receiving antenna, either separately or as a single antenna tuneable between two functional states with different impedances. The impedance of the receiving antenna is greater than the impedance of the transmitting antenna. For example, the impedance of the receiving antenna may be greater than the impedance of the transmitting antenna by a factor of 10

2010-10-14

20100259460

ANTENNA CONCEALMENT ASSEMBLY - A rigid antenna support structure is designed and prefabricated to rest on two or more existing support foots normally found on a roof or similar structure. The antenna support structure, to which antennas are attached, possess mounting brackets associated with the exterior of the structure configured to accept a plurality of vertical support members composed of a substantially RF transparent material. Attached to the vertical support members are a number of horizontal support members thereafter forming a concealment assembly skeleton. A plurality of RF transparent panels are then connected to the horizontal support members so as to form a concealment assembly that conceals the antenna support structure and antennas. The concealment assembly is environmentally and aesthetically pleasing, and retains RF transparency so as to not to attenuate the RF signals being sent to or originating from the antennas housed within.

2010-10-14

20100259461

Antenna apparatus for explosive environments - Antenna assemblies for wireless communications in explosive environments are described. An example antenna assembly has a housing, a base member at one end of the housing, and an antenna extending through the base member and into the housing. A sealing compound within the base member encapsulates the antenna to seal the antenna at the base member.

2010-10-14

20100259462

ANGLE ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS OF DISH ANTENNA AND DISH ANTENNA USING THE SAME - An angle adjustment apparatus for a dish antenna comprises a base, a first rotating frame, and a second rotating frame. The first rotating frame is fixed to the second rotating frame, and can rotate around the second rotating frame with a first rotating angle. The second rotating frame is fixed to the base, and can rotate around the base with a second rotating angle. The first rotating frame comprises at least one first arc-shaped slot, and the second rotating frame comprises at least one second arc-shaped slot corresponding to the first arc-shaped slot. A fastener passes through the first arc-shaped slot and the second arc-shaped slot so as to attach the first rotating frame and the second rotating frame.

2010-10-14

20100259463

ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH EXTENSIBLE SCREEN - An electronic device includes a first display, a second display, numerous of first and second guide rail members, a movable unit, and a driver unit. The first guide rail members are configured for guiding the first display to move between a first position and a second position, and the second guide rail members are configured for guiding the second display to move between a third position and a fourth position. The driver unit is configured for driving the movable unit to move the second display between the fourth position and a fifth position along a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the second display. When the first display is in the second position and the second display is in the fifth position, the first display and the second display are coplanar.

2010-10-14

20100259464

TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed that enable data of a first terminal to be executed in a second terminal. Accordingly, all functions of the first terminal are usable using the second terminal.

2010-10-14

20100259465

OUTPUT BUFFER, SOURCE DRIVER, AND DISPLAY DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - An output buffer providing a data signal to a data line and including an input stage circuit, an output stage circuit, and a control circuit is disclosed. The input stage circuit receives an input signal. The output stage circuit generates the data signal according to the input signal and includes a first P-type transistor. The control circuit selectively provides a first voltage or a second voltage to a bulk of the first P-type transistor.

2010-10-14

20100259466

PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention aims to improve efficiency of a PDP by providing a material suitable for improving a secondary electron emission coefficient of the PDP. In order to achieve the aim, in a PDP

2010-10-14

20100259467

DISPLAY PANEL AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES UTILIZING THE SAME - An embodiment of the invention provides a display panel, which includes a substrate having a pixel region and a peripheral region, a control element overlying the pixel region of the substrate, a conducting layer overlying the substrate in the peripheral region, a first insulating layer overlying the conducting layer in the peripheral region, wherein a ratio between an area of the first insulating layer and an area of the conducting layer in the peripheral region is between about 0.27 and 0.99, a lower electrode layer overlying the first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer overlying the lower electrode layer.

2010-10-14

20100259468

Display apparatus - Disclosed herein is a display apparatus, including, a panel having a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix and each including a self-luminous element for emitting light, the panel including first to third conductive layers laminated in order on a supporting substrate, a first contact portion between the first and second conductive layers and a second contact portion between the second and third conductive layers being disposed at the same position in a planar direction.

CONTROL DEVICE, HEAD-MOUNT DISPLAY DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD - It is possible to provide a technique for accurately performing an operation desired by a user. A user's head operation is identified according to information detected by a head motion detection unit. A process desired by the user is executed according to an angular velocity of the head motion. Moreover, the technique uses a control unit which can accurately execute an operation by the user's head operation without reflecting the return motion of the user's head in the process. The control unit executes a process for a start and an end of each process corresponding to the detected angular velocity according to a predetermined threshold value.

ENHANCED HANDHELD SCREEN-SENSING POINTER - Enhanced handheld screen-sensing pointing, in which a handheld device captures a camera image of one or more fiducials rendered by a display device, and a position or an angle of the one or more fiducials in the captured camera image is determined. A position on the display device that the handheld device is aimed towards is determined based at least on the determined position or angle of the one or more fiducials in the camera image, and an application is controlled based on the determined position on the display device.

2010-10-14

20100259475

Angle sensor-based pointer and a cursor control system with the same - An angle sensor-based pointer has an angle sensor, a signal processing unit and a wireless transmitting unit. The angle sensor detects rotation angles of hand movements in at least two directions and accordingly produces voltage signals in response to the rotation angles. The voltage signals are further input to the signal processing unit and transformed to a coordinate signal. The coordinate signal is modulated and transmitted wirelessly through the wireless transmitting unit to a target device for moving a cursor from an original position to a new position.

2010-10-14

20100259476

PRESENTATION CONTROLLING SYSTEM AND PRESENTATION SYSTEM HAVING SAME - A presentation controlling system is provided for controlling a cursor of a computer. The computer includes a display screen to display the cursor and is configured to output an image to a projector. The projector is configured to project the image onto a projection panel. The presentation controlling system includes a control device, an image processing module, and a cursor controlling module. The control device is configured to project an indicator onto an area occupied by the projected image on the projection panel. The image processing module is configured to recognize the projected indicator, and to track the projected indicator on the occupied area. The cursor controlling module is configured to control movement of the cursor on the display screen according to a track of the indicator on the occupied area, and to activate a cursor action according to the recognized indicator.

2010-10-14

20100259477

INPUT APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND HANDHELD APPARATUS - To provide an input apparatus, a control apparatus, a control system, a control method, and a handheld apparatus with which a movement of a pointer on a screen can be stopped, for example, with a simple operation or without a user being aware of the operation. An MPU judges whether absolute values of acceleration values are both equal to or smaller than a threshold value (hereinafter, referred to as threshold value for convenience). When both of the absolute values for the acceleration values are not equal to or smaller than the threshold value, the MPU transmits velocity values to a control apparatus. Otherwise, the MPU stops outputting (transmitting) the velocity values. Typically, a time when a position of a casing of an input apparatus falls within an angle range an angle ±α from a line that is perpendicular to a ground (horizontal plane) is a time when the absolute values become equal to or smaller than the threshold value.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING CHARACTERS TO KEYS IN A KEYPAD IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a system and method of mapping a layout of a keyboard onto a keypad in an electronic device. The method comprises: providing a map of a keyboard layout as a collection of segments including a left column of segments and a right column of segments onto the keypad; providing a navigation system having programmable keys in the keypad for moving through the keyboard layout; and associating a set of characters in one segment of the segments to the programmable keys based on a signal received from the navigation system and a current mapping of the collection of segments to the programmable keys. The navigation system has: a left set of directional keys providing navigation controls for the programmable keys when the set of characters are from the left column of segments; and a right set of directional keys providing navigation controls for the programmable keys when the set of characters are from the right column of segments.

2010-10-14

20100259480

TUMBLER MOUSE - A tumbler mouse includes a housing including a swaying portion and a balancing weight secured in the housing. When the tumbler mouse is stood vertically on a support surface, it can sway as a tumbler.

2010-10-14

20100259481

DATA INPUT DEVICE - A data input device according to the present invention includes an input unit provided to enable, within a predetermined input region, movement input performed by horizontal movement, central input performed by any of vertical movement and selection of a central input key provided on one side of the input unit, and central and movement input performed by horizontal movement of the input unit when the central input has been performed; a detection unit adapted to detect the horizontal movement of the input unit, a path, and the vertical movement or the selection of the central input key; and a control unit adapted to, based on detection results of the detection unit, extract input commands corresponding to the movement input, the central input and the central and movement input from a memory unit and execute them. Accordingly, the data input device according to the present invention can perform the various functions of the mouse of a desktop computer using a single finger without limitation within a minimum input space by performing various input actions independently or in combination using a single input unit. Furthermore, when characters are performed using the data input device according to the present invention, every character to be input can be input through a single action by combining respective input actions together.

2010-10-14

20100259482

KEYBOARD GESTURING - Keyboard gesturing on an input device of a computing system is herein provided. One exemplary computing system includes a host computing device and an input device including one or more keys. The host computing device includes a gesture-recognition engine that is configured to recognize a gesture from touch input reported from a touch-detection engine. The touch-detection engine is configured to detect a touch input directed at a key of the input device. The host computing device further includes an input engine that is configured to interpret a key-activation message based on the gesture recognized by the gesture-recognition engine, where the key-activation message is generated by a key-activation engine of the input device in response to activation of the key.

2010-10-14

20100259483

OPERATING AND DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - The disclosure relates to a display and operator control system in a motor vehicle, including a display panel and an operator control panel with operator control keys and function keys. The display panel is electronically coupled to the operator control panel and has roughly the same outer shape as the operator control panel. Representations of the control and function keys are displayed on the display panel in the same relative positions as the control and function keys are located on the operator control panel. Data input on the keypad of the control panel is displayed on an input panel on the display panel. The operator control panel also has an keypad for inputting of data, the data being shown in an input panel on the display panel. This provides intuitive operator control for the user.

2010-10-14

20100259484

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING CHARACTERS/NUMERALS FOR COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for inputting characters/numerals for a communication terminal provided with a touch pad is disclosed. Consonants are inputted by touching the respective blocks on the block main body, and vowels of the fixed blocks are inputted through manipulation of the block main body that moves in at least four directions.

2010-10-14

20100259485

Touch keyboard input device enabling pattern switching - In a touch keyboard input device enabling pattern switching, there are included a plurality of superposed light guide plates; a reflective sheet located below the superposed light guide plates; and a touch panel located beneath the reflective sheet. Each of the light guide plate is provided with a plurality of reflecting points to thereby form a specific pattern thereon. By switching among the light sources separately provided for the light guide plates, only the pattern on a lightened light guide plate can be displayed. And, the key position at where a user inputs can be detected using the touch panel or a triangulating device.

2010-10-14

20100259486

System And Method For Secure Gesture Information Handling System Communication - A secured communication channel is established between two or more information handling systems by defining attributes for encrypting information with physical inputs made at touch devices of the information handling systems. Inputting the physical gesture at a touch device of each information handling system allows evaluation of one or more attributes at each information handling system so that the shared secret of the physical gesture form the basis for encrypted communications. The touch device includes touch screens or touch pads and the attributes include gesture speed, plural distinct gesture touch points, movement of touch points relative to each other, or other attributes that are determinable from physical gesture inputs at each information handling system.

2010-10-14

20100259487

INPUT DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAY PANELS WITH EMBEDDED PHOTO SENSORS - A method of for identifying multiple optical inputs to a display area with embedded photo sensors includes providing a display area with embedded photo sensors configured to display visual information; receiving a first and a second input optically transmitted to a first and a second location on the display area, respectively; processing the first and second inputs to identify at least one of (1) the location of the first and second inputs relative to the display area; and (2) a timing of the first and second inputs; and determining whether the first and second inputs originated from a single source or multiple sources based on at least their (1) wavelengths; (2) flash or pulse frequencies; (3) durations; (4) timings; (5) intensities; (6) modulation schemes; (7) projected input patterns; and (8) at least one estimated trace of the inputs; and providing first and second input information containing at least (1) their locations and (2) their timings.

2010-10-14

20100259488

AVOIDING OPTICAL EFFECTS OF TOUCH ON LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - Embodiments are disclosed herein related to the avoidance of undesirable optical effects in a liquid crystal display used with a touch-sensitive display input device. For example, one embodiment provides a user interface comprising a body, a light source disposed within the body, and a liquid crystal display configured to create an image displayable on one or more display surfaces coupled to the body. The user interface device further includes a light delivery system positioned optically between the light source and the liquid crystal display to deliver light produced by the light source to the liquid crystal display. The light delivery system comprises a light exit surface spaced from the liquid crystal display to form a gap positioned between the light exit surface of the light delivery system and the liquid crystal display.

2010-10-14

20100259489

TOUCH CONTROL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND POSITION INDICATOR THEREOF - A touch control display apparatus includes a touch control display and a position indicator. The housing of the display has a touch control displaying area and a receiving portion. The receiving portion has a first metal contact and a second metal contact. The first and the second metal contacts are electrically connected to a positive terminal and a negative terminal of an internal system power source of the display, respectively. The indicator is used for transmitting a position indicating signal to the display, such that the display could sense a position of the indicator located in the touch control displaying area accordingly. The housing of the indicator has a third metal contact and a fourth metal contact. The third and the fourth metal contacts are suitable for electrically connecting the first and the second metal contacts, respectively, such that the indicator could perform a charging operation.

2010-10-14

20100259490

Touch Control Electrophoretic Display Module, and Manufacturing Method and Touch Sensing Method for the same - In a touch control electrophoretic display module, and a manufacturing method and a touch sensing method for the same, the touch control electrophoretic display module includes a flexible electrophoretic display apparatus and a pressure sensing apparatus. The flexible electrophoretic display apparatus has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface has a display area used for displaying needed images. The pressure sensing apparatus is disposed on the second surface. Furthermore, the pressure sensing apparatus is used for sensing a pressure inputted in the display area through the body of the flexible electrophoretic display apparatus, so as to calculate the input coordinates of the pressure input.

2010-10-14

20100259491

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE DEVICES - Systems and methods displaying information from a mobile device are described herein. One embodiment of this disclosure provides a method of controlling a mobile device without a native touch screen display. The mobile device is coupled to an external touch-screen device. The method comprises receiving input via a touch screen display. The method further comprises mapping the input to one or more keypad events. The method further comprises transmitting to at least one application the one or more keypad events.

2010-10-14

20100259492

TOUCH PANEL DISPLAY WITH INFRARED LIGHT SOURCE - An exemplary touch panel display includes a display panel, a backlight module, an infrared camera, and a processor. The display panel has a touch surface. The backlight module includes a light guide plate and a light source module. The light source module includes a first light source and a second light source. The first light source is a visible light source, and the second light source is an infrared light source. Light emitted from the light guide plate transmits through the display panel. The infrared camera is disposed above the touch surface. The infrared camera is to detect infrared images corresponding to infrared light that emits from the light emitting surface of the light guide plate. The infrared camera detects the infrared image correspondingly. The processor is to receive the infrared image from the infrared camera and calculate a coordinate location of the object relative to the touch surface accordingly.

2010-10-14

20100259493

Apparatus and method recognizing touch gesture - Disclosed are a touch gesture recognition apparatus and method that can be, or applied to, both a single-touch system and a multi-touch system. The touch gesture recognition method recognizes touch gestures using the diagonal-line length of a bounding box created based on touch location information and variations in the diagonal-line length. After a gesture is recognized, the recognized gesture is mapped to an input event of a user input device and feedback according to the input event is provided.

2010-10-14

20100259494

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a first touch panel, a second touch panel, a touch sensor, and a controller. The first touch panel displays an object and detects a first touch operation of a user on the object. The second touch panel detects a second touch operation of the user. The touch sensor is provided between the first touch panel and the second touch panel and detects a third touch operation of the user. The controller moves the object displayed on the first touch panel in accordance with the first touch operation, and displays the object on the second touch panel when the third touch operation is detected within a first time period since the first touch operation has become undetected and the second touch operation is detected within a second time period since the third touch operation is detected.

2010-10-14

20100259495

INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a coordinate input member which has a predetermined area and detects a position touched with an indicator, and a detection member which detects that the coordinate input member has been pressed.

2010-10-14

20100259496

ORDER RECEIVING APPARATUS AND ORDER RECEIVING METHOD - An order receiving apparatus includes: a display control unit configured to display an order input screen on which a menu area and a details area are arranged, the menu area being an area in which operation images for receiving orders for menu items are displayed for each section of menu items and the details area being an area in which details of the menu item for which an order is received are displayed; a receiving unit configured to receive selection of a detail out of the details displayed in the details area; and a switching unit configured to switch the operation images displayed in the menu area to the operation images for receiving menu items of the section related to the menu item, whose selection of the detail is received.

2010-10-14

20100259497

INTEGRATED TOUCH SENSOR ELECTRODE AND BACKLIGHT MASK - A user interface includes a user interface substrate and an associated integrated sensing electrode and backlight mask in the form of an opaque material having an aperture or otherwise light-transmissive portion therein. The integrated sensing electrode and backlight mask is positioned between the user interface substrate and a light source, such that indicia in the form of the aperture is visible at a surface of the user interface substrate when the light source is illuminated.

2010-10-14

20100259498

USER INTERFACE FOR A TACTILE SENSING DEVICE - A user interface for a tactile sensing device has a cover that is placed on the tactile sensing device. The tactile sensing device communicates with a host device that runs software programs and the cover has an identifier that provides identification data of the cover that is automatically transmitted to the host device.

2010-10-14

20100259499

Method and device for recognizing a dual point user input on a touch based user input device - A dual point user input is recognized on a touch based user input device that is only capable of outputting a single input position signal by forming or detecting a first position signal, preferably storing the position signal, forming or detecting a subsequent second position signal and determining if the second position has its source in a simultaneous dual point user input.

2010-10-14

20100259500

Visual Expander - A computer implemented method for a touchscreen display is disclosed. The method includes presenting graphical information on the touchscreen display. The method further includes detecting a touch over the touchscreen display. The method also includes expanding an area of the touch screen display proximate the location of the touch.

2010-10-14

20100259501

TOUCH-CONTROL DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch-control display device includes a frame, a touch-control panel and a display module. The frame has a top surface and a frame rim extending from the top surface, wherein there is a step height between the top surface and the frame rim so as to form a cavity. The touch-control panel is disposed in the cavity and the frame rim supports at least two sides of the touch-control panel. The display module is disposed in the frame and correspondingly assembled under the touch-control panel.

2010-10-14

20100259502

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY UNIT - The present invention aims to achieve a high display quality and cost saving while providing a dual function as a capacitive touch panel.

2010-10-14

20100259503

TOUCH SENSOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - To provide a touch sensor device and the like, which can improve the detecting accuracy of a surface-capacitive type touch sensor. A touch sensor device of the present invention includes: a touch panel which forms a capacitance between a human body and itself when the human body makes a contact or approaches thereto; a power supply part which has a battery or the like which outputs a DC voltage, converts the DC voltage to an AC voltage, and outputs the AC voltage from the touch panel; a reference potential part to be a reference potential of the AC voltage; a wrist strap and a cable which are electrically connected to the reference potential part and to which the human body makes a contact; and a current detecting part which detects electric currents flown from the power supply part to the human body.

2010-10-14

20100259504

TOUCH-PANEL DEVICE - Provided is a touch-panel device capable of detecting a touched position with high accuracy even when a touched area extends off an electrode area. According to the present invention, the touched area is assumed to be, for example, a circular in shape. A width in an X direction (overlap width (X

2010-10-14

20100259505

System and Method for Scanning Control of a Capacitive Touch Panel - This invention provides a system for scanning control of a capacitive touch panel. The system includes a driving unit driving a partially neighboring of a plurality of first axial conductive strips of the capacitive touch panel, wherein the plurality of first axial conductive strips are parallel to each other, and a first detecting unit detecting one of the partially neighboring of first axial conductive strips. By doing so, the influence caused by unintended conducting materials can be kept from the touch point detection for the capacitive touch panel, and the electro-magnetic interference of the capacitive touch panel can be also decreased.

2010-10-14

20100259506

TOUCH SCREEN APPARATUS WITH REFLECTOR - An exemplary touch screen apparatus comprises a display screen, a first reflector, a first infrared light source, and an infrared light receiving unit. The display screen includes a display area. The first reflector is disposed outside said display screen and surrounds the display area. The first reflector has a first focal point, and the first infrared light source is disposed on the first focal point. The infrared light receiving unit is capable of receiving the infrared light from the display screen.

2010-10-14

20100259507

OPTICAL TOUCH APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An optical touch apparatus and operating method thereof are disclosed. The optical touch apparatus comprises an optical module, a light sensing module, and a processing module. The optical module and the light sensing module are set at a first side and an opposite second side of a surface of the optical touch apparatus respectively. The optical module receives a light source and uniformly emits a plurality of lights. When at least one of the plurality of lights is blocked by an object above the surface, the light sensing module generates a sensing result based on the condition of receiving the plurality of lights. The processing module determines a touch point location corresponding to the object on the surface based on the sensing result.

2010-10-14

20100259508

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE WITH PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND OPTICAL TOUCH PANEL - An optical waveguide with photoelectric conversion element includes an under-cladding layer and an over-cladding layer including a thick portion having a large thickness and a thin portion having a small thickness. The optical waveguide with photoelectric conversion element is bendable in a region including the thin portion in such a direction that the under-cladding layer faces inward. This makes it possible to arrange a photoelectric conversion element of each of the optical waveguides with photoelectric conversion element and its associated circuit on the back side of a display panel of an optical touch panel, thereby reducing the size of a frame surrounding a coordinate input region of the optical touch panel and the difference in level on the surface of the frame and its vicinity.

2010-10-14

20100259509

PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a base segment, a sliding segment, and an input module. The base segment defines more than one indicator. The sliding segment is slidably connected to the base segment and defines a pointer operable to align with an indicator. The input module includes a first magnet, a second magnet, and a sensor. The first magnet is received in the base segment. The second magnet is fixed to the sliding segment to align with the first magnet, and is configured for applying a magnetic force to the first magnet. The sensor is connected to the first magnet to sense the magnetic force and convert the magnetic force into a corresponding electrical signal. The electrical signal is inputted to the electronic device.

2010-10-14

20100259510

Apparatus for data encoding in LCD Driver - A source driver includes an external data bus and a receiver configured to receive data signals from the external data bus, the receiver having an encoder configured to encode the data signals and output encoded signals such that a toggling rate of the encoded signals is less than a toggling rate of the data signals, an internal data bus configured to transmit the encoded signals, and a plurality of driving channels configured to receive the encoded signals from the internal data bus and to output driving voltages.

2010-10-14

20100259511

DISPLAY SYSTEM, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - To provide a display device which can reduce driving frequency of a controller and a driver for inputting a signal to the display device and increase brightness of a screen without increasing the driving frequency. The display device includes: a display screen having a plurality of pixels provided by corresponding to intersection points between scan lines and data lines; a scan line drive circuit which drives the scan lines; a data line drive circuit which drives the data lines; and a display device body having an image display control device which operates the drive circuit so as to sequentially and repeatedly display two or more types of images. The image display control device causes the scan line drive circuit to simultaneously select two or more scan lines for at least one type of image among the two or more types of images sequentially displayed.

2010-10-14

20100259512

PIXEL ARRAY STRUCTURE, FLAT DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR DRIVING FLAT DISPLAY PANEL THEREOF - A pixel array structure, a flat display panel and a method for driving a flat display panel thereof are provided. The structure of the pixel array structure and the flat display panel is the structure of the half source driving (HSD). Therefore, by skillfully arranging the coupled relationship between each pixel and each data line, the pixel array structure of the pixel array structure provided in the present invention can be driven by the gate driver directly disposed on the substrate of the pixel array. Accordingly, not only the fabrication cost of the flat display panel can be reduced, but the manner of the timing controller controlling the gate driver and source driver can also be reduced.

FLEXIBLE FILM, DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE DISPLAY DEVICE - A flexible film, a display device and a method of fabricating a display device are disclosed. The flexible film includes a polyimide film and first and second metal films formed on the polyimide film. The display device includes a panel, a driver for driving the panel, a flexible film having a circuit pattern and disposed between the panel and the driver, and a conductive film electrically connecting the panel and the driver with the flexible film. Because the metal films are formed on the polyimide film with cleaved imide rings, plating properties, adhesion strength (bond strength) and heat resistance can be improved, and a fine circuit pattern can be easily implemented.

2010-10-14

20100259515

Information Processing Device - An information processing device for processing various kinds of information such as a mobile phone that allows an operator facing the device and other persons to view images on display screens in an easy manner. If a CPU determines that a mobile phone has entered a two-screen state in accordance with an ON signal from an opening sensor, the CPU then determines whether “split-screen display” is preset by a user. If the CPU determines that “split-screen display” is set, a display control part sends image signals to a liquid crystal display and a liquid crystal display in accordance with this determination. Accordingly, a previously displayed image is displayed upside down on a first display screen, and the same image is displayed in a normal state (not upside down) on a second display screen.

2010-10-14

20100259516

IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING DRIVING CHIP WITH VARIABLE LENGTH INTERNAL CONNECTION LINES - A display panel receives a driving signal from one or more driving chips to display an image. Each of the driving chips comprises a driver generating the driving signal, a plurality of output terminals outputting the driving signal supplied from the driver, and a plurality of internal connection lines electrically connecting the driver to the output terminals. The internal connection lines have lengths different from each other according to their positions in the driving chips.

2010-10-14

20100259517

Display System with Single Crystal Si Thin Film Transistors - A liquid crystal display comprises a display panel that includes at least one pixel transistor, at least one pixel electrode in electrical communication with the pixel transistor, at least one common electrode, and a liquid crystal material between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. The pixel transistor includes a thin film layer of essentially single crystal silicon that has a thickness in a range of between about 100 nm and about 200 nm. The pixel electrode has a thickness in a range of between about 5 nm and about 20 nm. The common electrode has a thickness of between about 50 nm and about 200 nm.

2010-10-14

20100259518

Matching Current Source/Sink Apparatus - A current matching control apparatus for matching a plurality of current sources and a plurality of current sinks, the plurality of current sinks having a drive current value controlled by a drive processor in accordance with a reference control current and wherein each output of the plurality of current sinks are connected to a common output node; a feedback circuit having an input connected to the common output node and an output connected to the drive processor, wherein the feedback circuit is arranged to match a voltage at the common output node to a reference voltage by communicating a signal to the drive processor to adjust the reference control current.

2010-10-14

20100259519

SUBPIXEL STRUCTURE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A subpixel structure of a liquid crystal display is disclosed. The subpixel structure is disposed between a first substrate and a second substrate, in which the subpixel structure includes a first portion and a second portion. The subpixel structure further includes: a data line, a first scan line and a second scan line intersecting the data line; a first transistor disposed on the first scan line and connected to the first portion of the subpixel structure; a second transistor disposed on the first scan line and connected to the second portion of the subpixel structure; and a third transistor disposed on the second scan line and connected to the second portion of the subpixel structure.

2010-10-14

20100259520

DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display panel including a first capacitor and a second capacitor is disclosed. The first and second capacitors boost a second driving voltage from a driving chip and apply the boosted second driving voltage to the driving chip. The driving chip receives the boosted second driving voltage and outputs a first driving voltage to drive the display panel. Thus, the display panel does not require any additional capacitor for boosting the second driving voltage, thereby reducing a thickness and a manufacturing cost of the display panel.

2010-10-14

20100259521

DRIVING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS - A two-phase driving operation is performed by a first circuit and a second circuit in at least one sub-field. The first circuit applies a first ramp waveform that drops from a first potential to a second potential to a plurality of first scan electrodes in a setup period, and sequentially applies a scan pulse to the plurality of first scan electrodes in a write period. The second circuit applies a second ramp waveform that drops from the first potential to a third potential that is higher than the second potential to a plurality of second scan electrodes, and then raises the plurality of second scan electrodes to a fourth potential in the setup period, and holds the plurality of second scan electrodes at a fifth potential that is higher than the third potential and lower than the fourth potential in a period where the first scan pulse is applied, and then sequentially applies a scan pulse to the plurality of second electrodes in the write period. Discharge failures during write discharges can be prevented from occurring by employing the two-phase driving operation.

2010-10-14

20100259522

DRIVER CIRCUIT OF DISPLAY DEVICE - A driver circuit includes a mode control unit and a plurality of source drivers to drive a display panel including N pixel cells on each scan line. Each source driver has M driving channels, and a first subset of the driving channels and a second subset of the driving channels are respectively in a first mode and a second mode according to a preset mode sequence, wherein M≧N. The 1

2010-10-14

20100259523

SOURCE DRIVER - A source driver adaptive to driving a plurality of data lines on a display panel is provided herein. The source driver includes a plurality of channels and an output switch. The channels generate driving voltages to drive the display panel. The output switch includes a plurality of output multiplexers, so as to selectively connect the channels to data lines of the display. Each of the output multiplexers connects at least one of the channels to one of the data lines while being activated, wherein the output multiplexers are sequentially activated within a frame period. The source driver utilizes the output switch to sequentially delay a control signal, for controlling the output multiplexers to be sequentially activated within the frame period. Therefore, an electromagnetic interference can be reduced for ensuring the source driver operates normally.

SHIFT REGISTER AND DISPLAY DEVICE - At least one embodiment of the present invention is directed to, even when external noise is applied to a shift register during all-on operation, preventing through-current from flowing in unit circuits and also to prevent increase in load on all-on control signal lines. When a high-level all-on control signal is provided to a unit circuit of a shift register, a transistor T

2010-10-14

20100259526

SCANNING CIRCUIT, SCANNING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND TELEVISION APPARATUS - A scanning circuit having a plurality of output units each outputs an ON potential sequentially, comprises: a first output unit that changes an ON potential to an OFF potential during a first period; and a second output unit that changes the OFF potential to the ON potential during a second period, wherein at least part of the first period and at least part of the second period overlap.

2010-10-14

20100259527

DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND DRIVING METHOD - A display device includes data lines and pixels. Each pixel includes a driving transistor, a switch between one of the data lines and a gate of the driving transistor, and a luminescence element connected to the driving transistor. A first circuit path former flows a first test current from the one of the data lines through the first transistor and a second test current from the one of the data lines through the luminescence element. A second circuit path former generates a first voltage and a second voltage in the one of the data lines. The first voltage corresponds to a gate voltage of the first transistor generated by the first test current. The second voltage corresponds to a luminescence voltage of the luminescence element generated by the second test current. A voltage detector detects the first voltage and the second voltage in the one of the data lines.

2010-10-14

20100259528

Dynamic Adaptation of the Power Supply Voltage for Current-Driven EL Displays - A display driver control circuitry and method for controlling a display driver for an electroluminescent display, the display comprising at least one substantially constant current generator for driving the display element, the control circuitry comprising: a drive voltage sensor for sensing a drive voltage on a first line in which the current is regulated by the constant current generator; a reference voltage generator for providing a reference voltage offset from a supply voltage provided from a supply line to the constant current generator; means for determining a difference between the reference voltage and the drive voltage and for generating an adjustment signal, and wherein a voltage controller is configured to adjust the supply voltage responsive to the adjustment signal.

2010-10-14

20100259529

POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An embodiment of the present invention provides a power supply circuit including a charge-pumping booster section which uses switching elements provided only by N-channel transistors yet does not have a problem of voltage drop by threshold value. When a boosted voltage is obtained at a first terminal of a first capacitor in a booster section, a booster control section supplies this boosted voltage to a third capacitor, to boost the voltage further thereby turning ON a first transistor. When a boosted voltage is obtained at a first terminal of a second capacitor in the booster section, the booster control section supplies this boosted voltage to a fourth capacitor, to boost the voltage further thereby turning ON a second transistor. This arrangement eliminates a problem of voltage drop by threshold value in the first and the second transistors which serve as output-side switching elements.

2010-10-14

20100259530

GATE DRIVE CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A gate driving circuit receives a plurality of clock signals in a sequence and includes a plurality of cascaded drive units sequentially outputting an output signal, wherein a first-stage drive unit of the gate driving circuit receives a scan start signal or a scan end signal while a last-stage drive unit thereof receives a scan end signal or a scan start signal; wherein a driving direction of the gate driving circuit is reversed by reversing the sequence of the clock signals and exchanging the scan start signal and the scan end signal. The present invention further provides a driving method of a gate driving circuit.

2010-10-14

20100259531

IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image display device includes a luminescence element, a first capacitor, a driver having a gate connected to a first electrode of the first capacitor and a source connected to an anode of the luminescence element, and a second capacitor connected to a second electrode of the first capacitor. A power source supplies a reference voltage to the first electrode of the first capacitor via a first switch. A data line supplies a signal voltage to the second electrode of the first capacitor via a second switch. A third switch connects the anode of the luminescence element to the second capacitor. A controller supplies the signal voltage to the first capacitor by switching ON the first and second switches when the third switch is OFF, switches OFF the first and second switches to switch ON the third switch, and causes the second capacitor to hold a source potential of the driver while the third switch is ON.

2010-10-14

20100259532

Display device and display driving method - Disclosed herein is a display device including: a pixel array configured to include pixel circuits that are arranged in a matrix and each have at least a light emitting element, a switching transistor for inputting a signal value supplied to a signal line, and a drive transistor for current application to the light emitting element dependent on the input signal value; a signal value output unit configured to output signal values given to the pixel circuits in the pixel array to the signal lines disposed on the pixel array; and a write controller configured to give, to the pixel circuits on a line-by-line basis, scan pulses for carrying out conduction control of the switching transistor and inputting the signal value on the signal line to the pixel circuit, and allow the scan pulses given to lines to each have a pulse waveform set depending on mobility of the drive transistors in a corresponding one of the lines of the pixel array.

2010-10-14

20100259533

DISPLAY AND A METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display includes: a pixel circuit array section including a plurality of light-emitting elements and a plurality of pixel circuits; a scanning line drive circuit sequentially selecting the plurality of light-emitting elements and the plurality of the pixel circuits; a signal line drive circuit writing a light emission potential corresponding to a signal potential to a selected pixel circuit; and a control circuit, in which in each frame period, the control circuit outputs a light-off control signal at a lapse of a first period after writing the light emission potential to the selected pixel circuit by the signal line drive circuit, and then the control circuit outputs a light-on control signal at a lapse of a second period, and after that, the control circuit outputs a light-off control signal at a lapse of a third period which is longer than the first period.

2010-10-14

20100259534

PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - A plasma display device has a plasma display panel and a panel driving circuit for driving the panel. The panel driving circuit drives the panel in a manner that a period for causing an address discharge in all discharge cells is disposed in the address period, or before the address period of a subfield, and the subfield (first SF) is interposed at predetermined time intervals.

2010-10-14

20100259535

SCANNING LINE DRIVING CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND SCANNING LINE DRIVING METHOD - A scanning line driving circuit includes a first transistor having a source electrode connected to a power supply and a drain electrode to a scanning line and a second transistor having a source electrode connected to the scanning line and a drain electrode connected to a clock signal line. The conductivity type of the second transistor is identical to that of the first transistor. A bias can be supplied, so that the first and second transistors are caused to be in an off-state simultaneously.

2010-10-14

20100259536

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEADLOCK-FREE PIPELINING - A system and method for facilitating increased graphics processing without deadlock. Embodiments of the present invention provide storage for execution unit pipeline results (e.g., texture pipeline results). The storage allows increased processing of multiple threads as a texture unit may be used to store information while corresponding locations of the register file are available for reallocation to other threads. Embodiments further provide for preventing deadlock by limiting the number of requests and ensuring that a set of requests is not issued unless there are resources available to complete each request of the set of requests. Embodiments of the present invention thus provide for deadlock free increased performance.

2010-10-14

20100259537

COMPUTER VISION CAD MODELS - The CV-CAD (computer vision-computer-aided design) model is an enhanced CAD (computer-aided design) model that integrates local and global computer vision data in order to represent an object not only geometrically but also in terms of computer vision. The CV-CAD model provides a scalable solution for intelligent and automatic object recognition, tracking and augmentation based on generic models of objects.

2010-10-14

20100259538

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FACIAL ANIMATION - An apparatus and method for generating an animation of a virtual character using video data and a limited number of three-dimensional (3D) key models of a virtual character, are provided. The video data includes a sequence of two-dimensional image frames. The key models are blended together using the calculated weights, and a 3D facial expression most similar to the 2D facial expression included in each image frame may be generated. When the above operations are performed for input video data including a sequence of image frames, a facial animation, which makes facial expressions according to facial expressions included in the video data may be created.

VIEW-DEPENDENT RENDERING OF PARAMETRIC SURFACES - Views of parametric surfaces are rendered. A set of parametric surface patches representing a parametric surface being rendered is projected onto a scene, producing a set of view-projected surface patches. Each view-projected surface patch is identified for either culling, subdivision or rendering. For patches which are identified for subdivision, the patches are recursively subdivided into sub-patches until for each sub-patch a prescribed screen-space projection of the sub-patch satisfies a prescribed screen-space error metric. Once the error metric is satisfied, the sub-patch is identified for rendering. Patches and sub-patches which have been identified for rendering are prepared and rendered.

2010-10-14

20100259541

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A boundary correction unit divides an object area into plural meshes, and specifies, of a pixel group positioned on one side, in a direction toward the interior of the object area, of a mesh to which a boundary vertex positioned on the frame of the object area belongs, a pixel at a position where the amount of change in color in the direction is equal to or smaller than a threshold value as a correction pixel for each boundary vertex. The boundary correction unit obtains a curve that connects adjacent correction pixels to each other for each set of adjacent correction pixels, and obtains the area surrounded by the obtained curves as a non-correction area. The boundary correction unit updates the object area by assigning the values of respective pixels on the frame of the non-correction area to those of corresponding pixels positioned on the frame of the object area.

2010-10-14

20100259542

AUTOMATIC MOVIE FLY-PATH CALCULATION - Movies of volume rendered medical images, that give an impression of the anatomy, become more and more important, because this type of visualization comes close to reality. However it is time consuming to compose these movies, if another path than geometrical primitives (like a circle) is preferred. Besides this it is virtually impossible to reproduce comparable complex, manually composed, fly-paths. The proposed apparatus focuses on volume rendered movies of whole heart MR scans. It solves the problems mentioned above, by automatically deriving a fly-path from the segmentation data of the coronary arteries. A method, computer-readable medium and use are also provided.

2010-10-14

20100259543

Medical Data Display - A method of displaying medical data, particularly data representative of the condition of patients suffering from chronic medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes and hypertension. The display consists of two graphical elements, one of which indicates the current value of a parameter indicative of the patient's condition, this being displayed against another graphical element which represents a model of normality for that patient. The graphical element indicating the current condition may be, for example, a needle, against a scale which is constructed according to the patient-specific model of normality. This is particularly advantageous in the case of displays which have a small display area, such as mobile telephones and PDAs. Other forms of display are disclosed, such as histograms with the display being dynamically colour-coded and auto-scaled, or displays including limits which may vary. Another form of display is also disclosed which illustrates administrations of a pharmacological agent and corresponding measurements of the patient's condition, with a visual link such as colour-coding linking the administration to the corresponding condition measurement. For example several days of insulin administration dosages may be displayed alongside several days of blood glucose measurements, with the administrations colour-coded to the corresponding blood glucose measurement, to assist the patient in determining whether the insulin administration is stably controlling their condition.

2010-10-14

20100259544

PROACTIVE CREATION OF IMAGE-BASED PRODUCTS - A method for proactively creating a image-based product includes identifying a group of images and automatically creating a design for a image-based product without receiving a user's request if the number of images in the group is determined to be within a predetermined range. The image-based product incorporates a plurality of images in the group. The method further includes presenting the design of the image-based product to a user for preview and making a physical manifestation of the image-based product based on the design.

2010-10-14

20100259545

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMPLIFYING THE CREATION AND STORAGE OF COMPLEX ANIMATION OBJECTS AND MOVIES - An animation generation system for online recording and editing of elaborated animation objects and movies, that comprises a plurality of elaborated animated objects with hinges for controlling the object's limb movement; a collection of associated actions with parameters which can be programmed by authorized animation developers, who may be registered web site members that communicate through messages which comprise the created animation movies and objects using the Internet infrastructure; a collection of actions of associated generic features and a collection of associated actions complex moves comprising ready made small actions; A database of elaborated animated objects and movies containing accumulated collection of animation movies and objects created; A user interface module for presenting objects' features, for allowing a user to choose animation objects or related actions, for inserting actions by dragging and dropping, for playing an edited scene and for recognizing the action pattern of a developer's input and identifying the animation object and suggesting a variety of possible actions.

2010-10-14

20100259546

MODELIZATION OF OBJECTS IN IMAGES - A system includes an aligner to align an initial position of an at least partially kinematically, parameterized model with an object in an image, and a modelizer to adjust parameters of the model to match the model to contours of the object, given the initial alignment. An animation system includes a modelizer to hierarchically match a hierarchically rigid model to an object in an image, and a cutter to cut said object from said image and to associate it with said model. A method for animation includes hierarchically matching a hierarchically rigid model to an object in an image, and cutting said object from said image to associate it with said model.

2010-10-14

20100259547

WEB PLATFORM FOR INTERACTIVE DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND DELIVERY OF 3D CHARACTER MOTION DATA - Systems and methods are described for animating 3D characters using synthetic motion data generated by motion models in response to a high level description of a desired sequence of motion provided by an animator. In a number of embodiments, the synthetic motion data is streamed to a user device that includes a rendering engine and the user device renders an animation of a 3D character using the streamed synthetic motion data. In several embodiments, an animator can upload a custom model of a 3D character or a custom 3D character is generated by the server system in response to a high level description of a desired 3D character provided by the user and the synthetic motion data generated by the generative model is retargeted to animate the custom 3D character.

2010-10-14

20100259548

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention intends to realize a narrow frame of a system on panel. In addition to this, a system mounted on a panel is intended to make higher and more versatile in the functionality. In the invention, on a panel on which a pixel portion (including a liquid crystal element, a light-emitting element) and a driving circuit are formed, integrated circuits that have so far constituted an external circuit are laminated and formed. Specifically, of the pixel portion and the driving circuit on the panel, on a position that overlaps with the driving circuit, any one kind or a plurality of kinds of the integrated circuits is formed by laminating according to a transcription technique.

2010-10-14

20100259549

SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING A BARCODE AT A COMPUTING DEVICE - Embodiments of the systems, devices, and methods described herein generally facilitate the display of a barcode at a computing device for capture by another computing device. In accordance with one example embodiment, a barcode is generated at a first computing device, the barcode is displayed on a display screen associated with the first computing device, and one or more display properties of the barcode are dynamically modified while it is displayed at the first computing device until the barcode is successfully captured (e.g. by a camera) at a second computing device.

2010-10-14

20100259550

Method of Visualization of Contrast Intensity Change Over Time in a DSA Image - A system provides a display image enabling a user to visualize and compare blood flow characteristics over time at selected points in an angiographic X-ray image. A system and user interface enables user interaction with a medical vessel structure image to determine individual vessel blood flow characteristics. The system includes a user interface cursor control device and a display processor for generating data representing a single composite display image. The composite display image includes, a first image area showing a patient vessel structure and contrast agent flow through the patient vessel structure over a first period of time and a second image area showing a graph of contrast agent concentration in a particular portion of the vessel structure over a second period of time. The particular portion of the vessel structure is selected in response to user command using the cursor control device.

2010-10-14

20100259551

WHITE BALANCE CORRECTION METHOD - A method for correcting the white balance of a display by: setting a target color coordinates of a target white point at a predetermined color temperature and a group of gray levels in response to an user input command; constructing R, G, B images according to the group gray levels; measuring the luminance and corresponding color coordinates of the R, G, B based on the R, G, B images; selecting one color of R, G, B to be a base color and the other two colors to be adjustable colors; fixing the measured luminance of the base color; estimating target luminance of the two adjustable color based on the measured luminance of the base color; estimating the adjusted gray levels of the two adjustable colors based on estimated luminance of the adjustable colors and the Gamma table; and reconstructing the Gamma table based on the estimated adjusted gray levels of the two adjustable colors.

2010-10-14

20100259552

FIELD COLOR SEQUENTIAL IMAGING METHOD AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY - Field color sequential (FCS) imaging method and technology/apparatus based on FCS principle are provided. In an embodiment, while displaying a frame based on FCS principle, the invention includes: extracting at least a monochrome subfield value and at least a mixed subfield value from each color channel of each pixel of the frame, writing corresponding monochrome subfield value of each pixel in association with a single color channel, and writing corresponding mixed subfield value of each pixel in association with a mixed color which is mixed by at least two color channels.

DISPLAY COLOR CORRECTING SYSTEM - A display color-correcting system is provided. Color response values are measured that go into the vertices of polyhedra in a cubic color output space of the display. A set of corresponding values for the display is built from intermediate values determined between the measured color response values. The intermediate values are determined by decomposition and interpolation of interpolation volumes in the cubic color output space. Each of the interpolation volumes is the combined volume of a selected polyhedron within the cubic color output space and a predetermined volume of space between the selected polyhedron and the next polyhedron within the cubic color output space. The set of corresponding values is converted into decoupled RGB adjustment values that specify the RGB signals independently for the display to produce corrected colors. The RGB adjustment values are saved into one or more look-up tables.

DISPLAY SIGNAL CONVERSION APPARATUS - A display signal conversion apparatus converts a first signal having a first color type and color arrangement into a second signal having a second color type and color arrangement. The display signal conversion apparatus includes a color conversion unit configured to convert the first color type into the second color type, a pattern determination unit configured to determine a signal pattern of the first signal, a unit configured to determine a color arrangement of a pixel position of the second signal corresponding to a pixel position of the first signal, and a sub pixel signal generation unit configured to generate a sub pixel signal having the second color type and color arrangement based on a result of the signal pattern determination and a result of the color arrangement determination.

2010-10-14

20100259557

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING IMAGES - To facilitate rendering an image, e.g., a portion of a PDF page, at higher resolutions or locations than could be expressed using standard 32 bit fixed point integer values, an image is segmented and a user space coordinate system origin used for individual segment processing is transformed on a per segment basis to each segment locality before a render request is made to a rendering function library. After a new origin of a segment is established, the PDF page content contained within that locality corresponding to the individual segment being processed is rendered, e.g., using functions available in the PDF software library. The results of processing the segments is combined to produce a final high-resolution image. While the input to the rendering process may include values which can not be expressed in 32 bit fixed point notation, the segmentation process allows the individual segments to be rendered using rendering specified using such notation.